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Mina was awake well before dawn. She paced her chamber anxiously, continuously running her hands over the front of her armor as if to smooth it out. Her nerves were on edge. This day was probably the most important that she’d ever waited for. The last two weeks of training had been arduous, miserable even. It felt like months had passed.
But it was over.
Almost.
She took a deep breath and continued pacing. Copper was recounting his time with her to the Enclave, and upon their approval, they would test her to prove if she was a capable warrior.
A warrior.
Mina almost laughed. Her life was so foreign now. She’d been raised from the position of a slave to a height that she’d never dreamed of.
Copper had pushed her beyond what she’d thought possible. Every day, she woke up before
